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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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