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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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