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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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