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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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