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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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