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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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