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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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