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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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