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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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