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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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