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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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