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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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