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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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