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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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