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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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