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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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