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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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