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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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