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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes 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 MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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