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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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