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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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