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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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