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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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