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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need 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 educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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