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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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