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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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