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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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