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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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