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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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