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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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