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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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