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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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