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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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