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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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