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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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