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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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