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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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