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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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