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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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