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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the 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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