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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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