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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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