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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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