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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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