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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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