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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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