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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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