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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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