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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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