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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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