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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models 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 stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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