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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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