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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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