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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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