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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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