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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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