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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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