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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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