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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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