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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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