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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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