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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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