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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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