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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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