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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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