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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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