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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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