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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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