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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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