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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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