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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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