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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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