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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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