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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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