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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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