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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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