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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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