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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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