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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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