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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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