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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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