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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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