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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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