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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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