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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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