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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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