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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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