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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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