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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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