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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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