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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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