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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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