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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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