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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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