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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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