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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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