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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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