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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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