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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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