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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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