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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with 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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