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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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