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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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