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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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