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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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