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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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