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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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