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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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