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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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