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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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