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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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