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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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