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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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