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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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