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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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