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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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