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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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