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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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