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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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