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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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