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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important 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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