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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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