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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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