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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key 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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