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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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