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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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