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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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