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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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