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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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