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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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