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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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