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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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