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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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