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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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