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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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