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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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