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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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