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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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