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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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