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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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