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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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