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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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