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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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