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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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