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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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