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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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