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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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