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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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