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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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