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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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