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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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