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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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