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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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