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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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