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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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