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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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