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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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