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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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