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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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