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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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