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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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