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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business 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 we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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