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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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