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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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