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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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