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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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