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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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