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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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