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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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