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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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