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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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