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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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