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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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