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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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