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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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