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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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