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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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