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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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