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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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