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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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