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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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