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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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