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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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