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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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