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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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