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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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