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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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