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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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