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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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