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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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