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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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