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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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