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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC 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 e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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