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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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