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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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