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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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