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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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