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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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