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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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