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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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