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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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