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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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