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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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