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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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