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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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