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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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