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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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