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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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