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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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