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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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