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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take 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. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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