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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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