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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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