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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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