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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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