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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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