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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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