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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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