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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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