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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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