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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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