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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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