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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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