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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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