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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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