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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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