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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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