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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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