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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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