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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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