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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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