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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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