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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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