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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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