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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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