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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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