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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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