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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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