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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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