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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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