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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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