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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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