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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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