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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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