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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key 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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