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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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