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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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