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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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