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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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