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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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