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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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