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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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