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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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