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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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