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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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