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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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