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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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