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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently 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 organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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