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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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