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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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