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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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