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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important 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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