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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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