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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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