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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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