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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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