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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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