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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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