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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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