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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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