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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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