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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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