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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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