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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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