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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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