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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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