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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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