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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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