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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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