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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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