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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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