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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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