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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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