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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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