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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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