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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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