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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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