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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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