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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. 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 online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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