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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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