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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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