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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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