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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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