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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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