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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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