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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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