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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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