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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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