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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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