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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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