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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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