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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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