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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores 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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