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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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