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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education