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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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