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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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