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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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