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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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