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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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