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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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