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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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