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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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