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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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