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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education