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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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