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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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