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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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