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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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