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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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