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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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