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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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