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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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