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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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