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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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