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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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