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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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