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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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