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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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