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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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