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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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