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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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