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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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