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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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