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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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