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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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