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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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