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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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