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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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