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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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