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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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