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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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