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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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