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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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