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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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