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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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