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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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