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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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