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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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