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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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