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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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