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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the 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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