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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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