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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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