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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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