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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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