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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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