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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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