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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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