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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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