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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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