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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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