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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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