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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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