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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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