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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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