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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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