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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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