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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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