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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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