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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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