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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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