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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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