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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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