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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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