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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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