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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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