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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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