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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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