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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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