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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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