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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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