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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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