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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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