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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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