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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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