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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major 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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