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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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