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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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