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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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