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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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