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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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