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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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