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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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