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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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