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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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