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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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