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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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