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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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