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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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