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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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