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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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