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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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