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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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