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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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