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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources