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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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