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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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