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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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