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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major 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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