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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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