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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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