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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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