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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What 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 teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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