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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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