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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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