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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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