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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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