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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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