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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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