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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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