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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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