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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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