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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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