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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses 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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