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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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