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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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