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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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