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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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