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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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