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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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