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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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