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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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