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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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