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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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