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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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