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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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