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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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