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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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