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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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