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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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