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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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