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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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