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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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