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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key 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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