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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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