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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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