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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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