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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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