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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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