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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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