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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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