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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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