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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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