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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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