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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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