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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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