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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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