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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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