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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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