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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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