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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major 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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