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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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