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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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