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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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