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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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