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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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