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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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