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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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