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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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