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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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