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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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