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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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