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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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