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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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