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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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