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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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