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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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