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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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