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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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