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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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