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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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