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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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