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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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