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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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