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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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