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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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