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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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