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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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