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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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