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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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