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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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