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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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