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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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