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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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