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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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