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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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