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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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