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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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