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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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