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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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