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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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