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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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