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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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