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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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