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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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