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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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