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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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