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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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