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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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