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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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