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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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